Abstract and Poster Information

Abstract Submission

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION will open in October 2026

Submission Deadline: February 16, 2027

All submitters must log in as a New User for their first submission as the system is different for each meeting.
Original research, teaching, and extension papers are encouraged. Oral papers or posters should consist of original, completed work that has not been accepted for publication.
Authors need to be aware of patent considerations before submitting abstracts for publication.
Abstract text is limited to 450 words, excluding title, keywords and any tables. Do not double-space between sentences as this extra space is considered a word in the count.
Tables can be added as a PDF during the abstract submission process. Use the Table Guidelines and view the examples prior to submission. This will allow for a consistent display within the Meeting App and Website.

Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract Quality Standards

5 competitions are offered for student participants:

ASAS Graduate Student Poster Competition: MS Division (for ASAS members only)
ASAS Graduate Student Poster Competition: PhD Division (for ASAS members only)
ASAS Undergraduate Student Poster Competition (for ASAS members only)
CSAS Graduate Student Poster Competition (for CSAS members only and must be attending a Canadian School)
CSAS Graduate Student Oral Competition (for CSAS members only and must be attending a Canadian School)

All presentations must be in PowerPoint format.
Screen ratio size (ratio of width to height) needs to be 16:9.
The length of the talk should be a total of 15 minutes.
(12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for Q&A)

All posters are digital.
All posters must be in PDF format at the highest resolution possible.
The screen ratio size needs to be 16:9 (wide screen, landscape mode).
The length of the talk should be a total of 5 minutes.
(3 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A)